Desperate people do desperate things.
The reason many turn to fundamentalism is that they need an external entity to reassure them, tell them what to think, eat and do. The world is a scary place sometimes -- letting someone else (like your pastor) direct you is far easier because it removes the component of blame from themselves.
If things don't work out, they can blame God or Satan or whatever. Not themselves.
Ironic how a great many of the Tea Partiers are fundamentalist and prattle about personal responsibility, but need a man in the bully pulpit to oversee them.
The reason many turn to fundamentalism is that they need an external entity to reassure them, tell them what to think, eat and do. The world is a scary place sometimes -- letting someone else (like your pastor) direct you is far easier because it removes the component of blame from themselves.
If things don't work out, they can blame God or Satan or whatever. Not themselves.
Ironic how a great many of the Tea Partiers are fundamentalist and prattle about personal responsibility, but need a man in the bully pulpit to oversee them.
